Lonely PlanetSep 11
How to See Barcelona by Bicycle
Pedaling around the city is a quintessential Barcelona experience. Here are three tours to see the best of the city on two wheels.
Narrow streets with architecturally impressive Palau de la Música.
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- Casa BatllóPublic artworkAntoni Gaudí's iconic house with mosaic facade.
- Casa VicensAttractionGaudí's house with red brick exterior and geometric tiles.
- GraciaNeighborhoodNeighborhood with plazas and steep climbs.
- El BornNeighborhoodNarrow streets with architecturally impressive Palau de la Música.
- W HotelHotelWave-shaped hotel at San Sebastian Beach.
- La PedreraPublic artworkGaudí's ice-cream-cake-shaped building.
- Palau de la MúsicaTheatreArchitecturally and acoustically impressive music venue.
- Gran Via de les Corts CatalanesSightStreet with 19th-century mansions and chic stores.
- Passeig de GràciaSightStreet with chic stores.
- BaluardBakerySells fresh-baked goods.
- La Sagrada FamiliaSightGaudí's towering masterpiece.
- Avinguda de GaudíSightBroad, pedestrianized avenue lined with cafes and restaurants.
- Recinte Modernista de Sant PauSightFormer hospital, now a medical research facility.
- Parc GüellParkGaudí classic with mosaic lizards and panoramic views.
- Plaça d’EspanyaSightBustling square.
- Museu Nacional d’Arte de Catalunya (MNAC)MuseumMuseum with views from Las Arenas.
- Avinguda del Paral·lelSightTwo-way bike lane running to the seafront.
- Maritime MuseumMuseumLearn about Barcelona's relationship with the sea.
- La BarcelonetaNeighborhoodArea with beaches and the W Hotel.
- Face of BarcelonaSightRoy Liechtenstein's pop-art sculpture.
- PeixSightFrank Gehry's bronze fish sculpture.
- Port OlímpicSightRefurbished port with a spot for a drink.
- Mar Bella BeachSightBeach in El Poblenou.
